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Mawdryn Undead VHS

Mawdryn Undead VHS

Earth 1983. The mysterious Black Guardian hovers over the shoulder of English public schoolboy, Turlough, determined to enlist his aid in his deadly scheme – the assassination of the Doctor. Meanwhile the Tardis is trapped inside a huge space ship in perpetual orbit, a permanent resting place for the miserable Mawdryn and his 8 fellow scientists, all condemned to a state of perpetual regeneration. Only the Doctor’s life force can free them, but at a deadly cost – the price of his powers of regeneration.

With Nyssa and Tegan stranded in the time zone of 1977, and the Black Guardian closing in, the Doctor must face a terrible dilemma… Originally transmitted 1 – 9 February 1983, this four part adventure starring Peter Davison is the first in the Black Guardian trilogy and sees the return of a familiar face – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) – and the introduction of a new one – Turlough (Mark Strickson) who went on to become the Doctor’s new assistant.